CFG starts up attacks on Schauer

The anti-tax group Club For Growth, has begun its attack on State Sen. Mark Schauer today, with a $175,000 television ad buy in the district.

Club For Growth bundled more than half of the $1.2 million Walberg raised when he successfully unseated fellow Republican Joe Schwarz in the 2006 primary.

"In the State Legislature, Mark Schauer voted to raise taxes non-stop. So why should voters in Michigan send him to Congress? No doubt, he will vote to raise taxes in Congress just as much if not more." -- Club for Growth President Pat Toomey.

But I would also point out that the gas tax increase they point to in the ad was voted on 11 years ago. It's not as if one day last month Schauer noticed gas was four bucks a gallon and decided to drive up to Lansing and vote to make it cost even more.

I just checked with AAA, and in 1997, the average cost for gallon of gas cost $1.25.

It also said Schauer wants to raise Social Security taxes, citing this blog post. Schauer said he could support raising the current cap on payroll taxes.